Vegetable or fruit strainer



Jan. 22 1924. 1,481,660

E. A. BEACH VEGETABLE OR FRUIT STYRAINER Filed sem. 1. 192s PatentedJan. 22, 1924.

UNITED STATES vEGE'rABKLE oa EEUU: STRAINER.

Application mea september 1, 1923. lserial No. 660,629.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. BEACH,

a citizen of the United States, residing at f and useful Improvements inVegetable orA Fruit Strainers, of which the following is aspecification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements invegetable or fruit strainers and more particularly to an improvementupon my Patents Nos. 610,789, dated September 13, 1898, and 960,248,dated June 7, 1910, the object being to improve the general constructionof strainer whereby the same can be manufactured cheaply and the partsseparated in order to allow the parts to bei cleaned.

rA further object of the invention is; to provide a removable supportfor the stirrer shaft in order to allow the stirrer to be removed fromthe receptacle, whereby the strainer can be used without the stirrerfo-r variouspurposes.

Other and further objects of the invention will be hereinafter set forthand the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved construction of vegetableand fruit strainer vshowing the parts detached; and

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the strainer.,

In carrying out my invention I employ a circular supporting frame 1having avertically disposed annular flange 2 at its inner edge vprovidedwith a notch 3 forming a socket for the purpose hereinafter fullydescribed.

The supporting frame is provided with a handle 4 and outwardlyprojecting lugs 5 forming supports for the supporting frame in order toallow the same to be placed over various sizes of vessels.

Disposed within'the supporting frame is a band 6 having a bead' 7 at itsupper edge adapted to rest on the upper edge of t-he ange 2 forsupporting the same within the sup-porting frame, said band carrying alaterally projecting pin 8 adapted to fit within the socket 3 forpreventing the band from rotating within the supporting frame. The bandY6 carries a conical strainer 9 forming a sieve. 1

Mounted within the band 6 is a tubular open-ended receptacle 10 providedwith an annular bead 11 adjacent its lower edge adapted to engage thekbead 7 of the band 6 when the lower portion of the receptacle is forcedinto the band foi` supporting the receptacle within the band so that itcaribe easilyv and quickly inserted or detached. Y

Secured to the upper portion of the receptacle 10 are spaced blades 12provided with vertically disposed sockets 13 into which theV dependingleg portions 14 of a frame 15 are adapted to be detachably mounted sothat the frame 15 can be removed from the socket. The frame 15 islprovided with a round portion 16 forming a bearing for a stirrerv shaft17 which is provided with a crank 18 at its upper end for rotating theshaft. vThe lowerk end of the stirrer shaft terminates in a pointedblade 19oonforming in shape to the conical screen 9, said blade beingbifurcated to receive a blade 20, which is preferably formed of wood.

The edges of the blades' 19 and 20 are beveled as shown and the blade 20uis loosely mounted within the blade 19 sothat when the stirrer isforced down into the conical sieve, the blades will adjust themselvesto' the contour of the sieve.

By mounting the stirrer shaft 17 within the detachably mounted frame,the stirrer as a unit can be removed from the receptacle and thestrainer and support used for straining purposes without the agitatingmeans.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided avegetable and fruit strainer which is exceedingly vsimple and cheap inconstruction, the parts being soV mounted that they can bereadily takenapart or assembled and when assembled, form a device for strainingfruits and vegetables. l

What I claim is 1. A device of the kind described co1nprising asupporting frame, a conical ysieve mounted in said frame, a receptaclemounted in said sieve, a stirrer shaft carried by said receptacleVhaving a'bifurc-ated blade at its lower endy and a blade loosely mountedin said bifurcation, said blades conforming in shape to the screen.

2. A device of the kind described comprising a supporting frame having avertically disposed annular fia-nge havinga1 notch, a conical screenhaving a band adapted to fit within` said ange, a pincarriedby saidbandefflttng wthinwsad notehm `receptacle mounted n said-band, a frmeidetaohably mounted on said receptacle having a beernggw a strrer shaftrevolub1y 1nounted on said fra-Ine and bla-deslcarried loy"-tle^lower"end Ying.; asupporting:- grame h-ving in screen/1 detachably ymountedThe-rein? l e reepaoleff detaehebly mounted in `sax-idfsoreen,`said-'receptael' being-t p'rofvded-- with soeket, rmne havngdependnglegs mounted Within Said socketmsaid frame being provided with abearingand a strrel" 'shaft mounted Within saidbea-rin-gfhevng blades atits lower end coacting with said screen.

In Vtestimonywhereof T hereunto ax my signature.

EDWARD Ay BEACH'.

